Day Eight: Close Friendships
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! –Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
True friendship is a great blessing. We were not meant to go through life alone. Our marriage needs healthy friendships with others. We need those who are gracious enough to lift us up in times of struggle as well as friends bold enough to “wound” if necessary. But relationships can be difficult work. For some couples it is easy to insulate ourselves from others. Today let’s pray that we’ll be the type of friends that others need and also that the Lord would graciously provide friends to help us live life for His glory.
Lord, thank you for the friends that you have given to us. We pray today that you would help these relationships to deepen even more. Help us to have and keep friends who “stick closer than a brother”. I pray also today for our friends that you would bless them and enliven their passion for Jesus. Help us to be good friends to others. Strengthen our relationships in such a way that it furthers your kingdom. Amen.
